Sub-Saharan Africa

Angola

• Brief 

  • Impacto Socioeconómico da Pandemia Covid-19 Em Angola | April 2020 | UNDP
     

• News Article 

  • Nações Unidas reprogramam 12,5 milhões de dólares para combate à pandemia em Angola | 14 April | África 21 Digital

 

Cabo Verde

• News Article 

  • Programa de Assistência Alimentar arranca em todos os Concelhos do arquipélago | 07 April | A Semana

  • Cabo Verde: African Development Bank Group approves 30 million euros loan to fight COVID-19 | 28 May | African Development Bank Group

 

Chad

• News Article 

  • Tchad Covid-19: le milieu associatif vient en aide à la population | 13 April | Al Wihda News

  • Tchad - Covid-19: les réfugiés du site de Gaoui ne sont pas oubliés | 13 April | Al Wihda News

 

Côte d’Ivoire

• News Article  

  • IMF Executive Board Approves a US$886.2 Million Disbursement to Côte d’Ivoire to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | 17 April | International Monetary Fund
     

Democratic Republic of Congo

• Brief
  • Plan de réponse avril–décembre 2020 (Atténuer l’impact de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (covid-19) sur la sécurité alimentaire) | 19 May | Food and Agriculture Organization
     
• News Article
  • Tackling COVID-19 (Coronavirus) with Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in DRC | 20 April | World Bank
     

Ethiopia

• Op-Ed
  • Rethinking nutrition governance in Ethiopia in the light of Covid-19 | 22 May | Institute of Development Studies
     

Ghana

• News Article 

  • President outlines method for disbursing COVID-19 Fund | 20 April | Ghana News Agency

 

Kenya

• Blog 

  • Four key policy imperatives in Kenya's fight against COVID-19 | 17 April | Alumni Network Institute of Development Studies

  •  Vouchers instead of food | 18 April | International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

  • Kenya needs better social protection programmes during Covid-19 | 21 April | Medium

  • Smart containment and social protection: Lessons from Kenya’s COVID-19 fight | 18 May | International Growth Centre
     

• Multimedia

  • Cash transfers and the wider economy: Evidence from Kenya | 20 May | VoxDev
     

• News Article

  • A sector worth billions whose employees now lack food and jobs | 19 May | Include Platform
     

• Op-Ed 

  • How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya | 22 March | The Conversation

  • State approves 40bn package to help poor, vulnerable families | 07 April | Daily Nation

  • Improving the Living Conditions of Cash Transfer Agents Could Curb the Spread of Covid-19 | 15 April | African Arguments
     

• Report

  • Kenya Emergency Appeal (April - September 2020) | 09 April | UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

 

Madagascar

• Blog 

  • How development policy financing can support COVID-19 response and preserve human capital | 08 April | World Bank Blogs
     

• Government Information 

  • Le Président de la République au Côté des Bénévoles | 31 March | Government of Madagascar

 

Malawi

• Blog
  • Putting Malawi’s food system front and center to save lives and livelihoods | 29 May | World Bank Blogs
     
• News Article
  • The UN is still delivering to those left behind despite the threat of COVID-19 | 27 April | The Joint SDG Fund, World Food Programme in Malawi
  • Malawi launches cash aid for poor amid COVID-19 pandemic | 29 April | Al Jazeera
     

Mali

• News Article
  • IMF Executive Board Approves a US$200 Million Disbursement to Mali to Address the COVID-19 Pandemic | 30 April | International Monetary Fund

Mauritius

• Government Information 

  • Covid-19: Additional social measures to support and protect vulnerable groups | 04 April | Government of Mauritius

  • Covid-19: Government proposes set of measures to support households and communities | 31 March | Government of Mauritius
     

• News Article 

  • COVID-19 Solidarity Fund: Rs 7.5 million raised as at date | 27 March | Government of Mauritius

  • Mauritius heads into coronavirus storm with strong social welfare buffers | 16 April | The Conversation
     

Mozanbique

• Blog
  • Mozambique’s response to COVID-19: Challenges and questions | 05 May | International Growth Centre
     
• Brief
  • Addressing the impacts of COVID-19 in food crises (May 2020 - April 2021) | 26 May | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
     

Niger

• Government Information

  • Message a la Nation du Prèsident de la République sur la situation de la pandèmie du Coronavirus (COVID-19) | 27 March | Presidency of the Republic of Niger

  • UN, Nigerian Government Launch a COVID-19 Basket Fund to Harmonize Investments in National Pandemic Response Plan | 06 April | Government of Niger
     

Nigeria

• Blog 

  • Start Where You Are: Lessons On Community-Led COVID-19 Relief Efforts | 20 April | Nigeria Health Watch

  • Ordinary Nigerians are filling the country’s major social welfare gaps amid coronavirus | 24 April | Quartz
     

• Brief 

  • Nigeria: Guidance Note: Child Protection Service Provision And Caring For Children In The Context Of The Covid 19 Pandemic | 01 April | Child Protection Sub-Sector Nigeria

  • Nigeria food and nutrition response plan for COVID-19 pandemic | April 2020 | Government of Nigeria – Federal Ministry of Health
     

• Legal Document 

  • The Federal Government of Nigeria has issued COVID-19 Regulations 2020 | 31 April | Official Twitter Account of the Presidency of Nigeria
     

• News Article 

  • Covid-19: List of beneficiaries of Buhari’s relief measures | 30 March | The News Guru

  • School feeding programme will continue despite closure of schools – Minister | 30 March | Premium Times

  • Coronavirus – Nigeria: UN, Nigerian Government Launch a COVID-19 Basket Fund to Harmonize Investments in National Pandemic Response Plan | 06 April | CNBC Africa

  • Nigeria coronavirus: Buhari says lives, livelihoods are priority; cases hit 323 | 13 April | Africa News

  • Nigeria: Protect Most Vulnerable in COVID-19 Response | 14 April | Human Rights Watch

  • FG adopts digital payment for conditional cash transfer to vulnerable | 17 April | Guardian Nigeria

  • Feeding More Than 56,000 Displaced People Across Borno State | May 2020 | Plan International

  • Nigeria VS Coronavirus: Hardest hit least helped, informal workers | 02 June | The Africa Report

  • Conflict-hit Nigerian families living under COVID-19 lockdowns, on ‘life-support’ | 09 June | United Nations News

  • COVID-19 is Threatening Food Security in Nigeria | 09 June | Voice of America
     

• ​Op-Ed

  • ​Digital financial services amid COVID-19 | 27 April | Nairametrics
     

Rwanda

• News Article 

  • Rwanda Distributes Free Food, Social Services in Response to COVID-19 | 29 March | The African Exponent

  • Rwanda to deliver free food to 20 000 households during coronavirus lockdown | 30 March  | IOL News

  • Rwanda unveils social protection for the vulnerable during COVID-19 | 09 April | African Business

  • How COVID-19 will impact pension savings | 25 May | The New Times
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Rwanda’s established social protection floor: Key pillar in fighting the impact of COVID-19 | 03 April | The New Times
     

Senegal

• News Article

  • Agencies give Senegalese food aid | 30 April | The East African
     

• Statement 

  • Il est temps d’agir : Lettre adressée aux dirigeants du continent relative à la crise du Covid-19 | 14 April | Le Quotidien
     

Seychelles

• News Article 

  • Speech by President Danny Faure on the COVID-19 situation (COVID-19) | 27 March | Government of Sychelles

  • Seychelles: African Development Bank extends $10 million loan to support COVID-19 responses as economy reopens | 23 June | CBN Africa
     

Sierra Leone

• Blog 

  • Fill the gaps, feel the pain: Insights from Sierra Leone on an epidemic’s impact on local taxation, public services, and the poor | 25 March | International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS)
     

Somalia

• Government Information 

  • Somali President Unveild Social Sefety Net Program to reduce poverty and to improve human capital | 19 April | Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
     

• News Article 

  • Inauguration Of Social Safety Net Package Signifies An Important Step In Protecting The Poor And Fighting Poverty, Says FESTU | 19 April | Shabelle Media Network
     

South Africa
 

• Blog

  • SASSA’s big test: When will the emergency Covid-19 social grant be paid? | 19 May | Ground Up

  • Temporary shock or lasting poverty trap? COVID-19 in South Africa | May 2020 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
     

• Brief

  • COVID-19 and socioeconomic impact in Africa: The case of South Africa | April 2020 | United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research
     

• Government Information 

  • Social grants - Coronavirus COVID-19 | 25 March | Government of South Africa

  • Minister Thoko Didiza announces interventions to assist agricultural sector during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 06 April | Government of South Africa

  • Western Cape Education on implementing school feeding of vulnerable learners during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 06 April | Government of South Africa

  • MEC Debbie Schäfer thanks communities for feeding schemes during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 08 April | Government of South Africa

  • SASSA changes social grant payment dates | 08 April | Government of South Africa

  • Deputy Minister Maggie Sotyu hands over food vouchers to waste pickers in Sasolburg, 9 Apr | 09 April | Government of South Africa
     

• News article

  • COVID-19: Social welfare payments to go ahead | 19 March | Graaff Reinet Advertiser

  • Covid-19: Solidarity Fund raises R500m in a week | 31 March | IOL News

  • South Africa can – and should – top up child support grants to avoid a humanitarian crisis | 31 March | The conversation

  • Influential coalition urges President Ramaphosa to increase child support grants | 05 April | Daily Maverick

  • President, Cabinet take three-month salary cuts | 09 April | South African Government News Agency

  • Mboweni reviewing options to fight Covid-19, considers basic income grant | 14 April | Fin24

  • South Africa announces $26bn COVID-19 rescue package | 22 April | Al Jazeera

  • Covid-19: Ramaphosa’s plan is good, but the budget is insufficient | 23 April | GroundUP

  • South Africa: How to implement an emergency grant | 29 April | GroundUp

  • Coronavirus: South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) on faster payment of Coronavirus COVID-19 Grants during Level 3 lockdown | 26 May | AfricaNews
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Coronavirus - South Africa: Post Office remains open during Coronavirus COVID-19 lockdown | 26 March | Africa News

  • Covid-19: Relief promises for Africa's small businesses | 02 April | Deutsche Welle

  • Social protection responses to the COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa | 06 April | The Conversation

  • Lockdown 2020: A humanitarian crisis is looming — where is the safety net? | 15 April | Daily Maverick

  • The choice: Social assistance or social unrest | 21 April | Daily Maverick

  • Why South Africa needs basic income support now | 21 April | Ground UP

  • How South Africa can feed its hungry children during the lockdown | 22 April | Daily Maverick

  • Our research shows why it’s vital to protect older South Africans from coronavirus | 26 April | The Conversation

  • Coronavirus: why South Africa needs a wealth tax now | 28 April | The Conversation

  • Digital cash could prove useful for Covid-19 grant payments | 19 May | Daily Mavevick
     

• Report

  • Adapting South Africa’s Social Protection System for COVID-19 | 28 April | University of Cape Town
     

South Sudan

• Brief 

  • Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) and the Covid-19: South Sudan - Volume 1 | March 2020 | Norwegian Refugee Council

  • CVA-Covid-19 Risk Matrix South Sudan | 13 April | Cash Working Group South Sudan CashCap Response Team
     

Sudan

• News Article
  • IMF says initial deal reached with Sudan to reform economy | 24 June | The Washington Post
     

Togo

• Website 

  • Indicateurs de performance du programme Novissi | Government of Togo

 

Uganda

• News Article 

  • Coronavirus: Uganda Red Cross complements Government Interventions in Food Distribution across Kampala | 09 April | CNBC Africa

  • ZCTU demands US$100 cushion for vulnerable employees | 13 April | Bulaayo 24

     

• ​Op-Ed

  • ​Use Community Engagement to Identify People in Need of Relief | 23 April | Humans Rights Watch
     

Zimbabwe

• Blog
  • COVID-19 lockdown in Zimbabwe: a disaster for farmers | 27 April | Zimbabweland
     
• News Article
  • Zimbabwe: WFP to Introduce E-Vouchers for 224,000 Urban Dwellers | 19 May | all Africa
     
• Op-Ed
  • The impact of the Covid-19 lockdown on Zimbabwe’s informal economy | 20 May | Institute of Development Studies
     

Regional

• Blog 

  • Covid-19 Could Push 30 Million African Children Into Poverty | 09 April | Save the Children

  • The impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) on global poverty: Why Sub-Saharan Africa might be the region hardest hit | 20 April | The World Bank 

  • To help respond to Covid-19, African governments should prioritise taxing the rich | 22 April | International Centre for Tax and Development

  • Building Africa’s resilience for sustainable food security post-COVID-19 | 27 April | business a.m.

  • Digital agriculture to help Africa through coronavirus | 28 April | The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

  • COVID-19 underscores need to overhaul social policies across Africa | 05 May | International Growth Centre

  • A chance for universal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa | 13 May | United Nations Development Programme

  • Social insurance for the informal sector can be a lifeline for millions in Africa | 20 May | The World Bank

  • An inclusive response to COVID-19 for Africa’s informal workers | 29 May | The World Bank

  • COVID-19: A pivotal moment to support women farmers | 3 June | The World Bank
     

• Brief 

  • Covid-19: Compilation Of Social Protection Measures And Resources Of Relevance To Sub-saharan Africa | 5 April | UNDP

  • Protection sociale – Garantir une réaction efficace et une reprise inclusive dans le contexte de la covid-19 en Afrique | 12 April | Food and Agriculture Organization, African Union

  • The impact of the COVID-19 on the informal economy in Africa and the related policy responses | 14 April | International Labour Organization

  • COVID-19: Impacts on African economies – economic challenges and social safety net responses | April 2020 | Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network 

  • Financing the coronavirus response in sub-Saharan Africa | April 2020 | Overseas Development Institute

  • Gendered Effects of Health Emergencies: The effects of the COVID-19 Outbreak on Women’s Wellbeing | April 2020 | United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

  • Social protection: ensuring effective response and inclusive recovery in the context of COVID-19 in Africa | April 2020 | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

  • Examining the Right to Social Protection in COVID-19 Responses | May 2020 | Law Africa

  • COVID-19 Brief: Preliminary Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa | 17 June | United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction - Regional Office for Africa
     

• Multimedia

  • Compilation of Social Protection measures in sub-Saharan Africa | 01 June | United Nations Development Programme
     

• News Article 

  • ECA estimates billions worth of losses in Africa due to COVID-19 impact | 16 March | Africa Renewal

  • How COVID-19 affects inequality in Africa | 30 March | INCLUDE

  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Drives Sub-Saharan Africa Toward First Recession in 25 Years | 09 April | The World Bank

  • African Adaptations to the COVID-19 Response | 15 April | Africa Center for Strategic Studies

  • Africa: Mitigating COVID-19’s impact on Africa’s food systems (By Atsuko Toda and Martin Fregene) | 17 April | Top Africa News

  • WHO urges countries to move quickly to save lives from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa | 23 April | World Health Organization

  • COVID-19 is exacerbating food shortages in Africa | 27 April | World Economic Forum

  • Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger Join West Africa Regional Identification Program to Help Millions of People Access Services | 28 April | The World Bank

  • Explainer: why COVID-19 provides a lesson for Africa to fund social assistance | 03 May | The Conversation

  • A call for action to European governments and their Development Finance Institutions - Saving jobs in Africa | 04 May | European Development Finance Institutions
  • Community Responses to COVID-19: From the Horn of Africa to the Solomon Islands | 19 May | The World
  • Coronavirus crisis disrupts flow of money transfers to Africa | 23 May | Deutsche Welle
  • “WURI West Africa Prize” Calls for Innovations to Include the Informal Sector in Social Protection Programs | 27 May | The World Bank
  • Coronavirus could increase hunger for over 40m in Southern Africa | 04 June | Oxfam International
  • Covid-19 could reverse gains made for African children, warns Save the Children | 09 June | Save the Children
  • Coronavirus: ‘Status quo of women not sustainable, balance must be tilted’ | 18 June | The Africa Report
  • African governments are being forced to develop social welfare programs in an economic crisis | 23 June | Quartz Africa
  • You’ve got money: Mobile payments help people during the pandemic | 25 June | World Economic Forum
  • Emergency Trust Fund for Africa: EU mobilises almost €100 million to support the most vulnerable in the Horn of Africa | 26 June | European Commission
     

• Op-Ed 

  • Africa Is Bracing for a Head-On Collision with Coronavirus | 26 March | Foreign Policy

  • A pandemic-driven food crisis in Africa can be prevented | 19 April | Al Jazeera

  • Africa: COVID-19 Impact - What Should African Countries Do? | 22 April | All Africa

  • Covid-19 in Africa: Navigating Short and Long Term Strategies | 22 April | African Arguments

  • Responsive and respectful maternity care needs protection during COVID-19 crisis | 26 April | The Conversation

  • Africa: Primary Health Care — There's a Reason it's Called Primary | 28 April | All Africa

  • Covid-19 Threatens to Starve Africa | 28 April | Bloomberg Quint 

  • Leveraging the African Union’s Role in the Time of Covid-19 | 29 April | African Arguments

  • Informal workers get creative on addressing shortfalls in social security – Greater state support still needed | 02 May | Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

  • A novel idea: integrating urban and rural safety nets in Africa during the pandemic | 03 May | The Conversation

  • 3 ways COVID-19 could actually spark a better future for Africa | 11 May | World Economic Forum

  • The impact of Covid-19 on those at the bottom of the pyramid in Africa | 12 May | Trócaire News

  • COVID-19 Response Must Target African Agriculture And The Rural Poor | 14 May | East African Business Week

  • Africa's population is aging and it needs social protection | 18 May | Al Jazeera

  • We Will Not Defeat COVID-19 Without Including Africa In The Global Response | 19 May | Health Times

  • Covid-19 heightens the risk of child labor, but there is a path to child-labor free cocoa | 22 May | Modern Diplomacy

  • Coronavirus: Now is the time to build a future for Africa’s informal workers | 03 June | The Africa Report

     

• Report 

  • COVID-19 Pandemic, a War to be Won: Understanding its Economic Implications for Africa | April 2020 | John E. Ataguba

  • Tackling Coronavirus in Africa | April 2020 | McKinsey

  • COVID-19 Impacts on African Children - How to Protect-a-generation at Risk | June 2020 | Save the Children

  • Data Collection in Fragile States: Innovations from Africa and Beyond | 2020 | The World Bank
     

• Statement 

  • Statement of the African Union (AU) Labour Migration Advisory Committee (LMAC) on the novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 and the condition of African Migrant Workers | 14 April | African Union
     

• Website

  • Cash Transfers & COVID-19 | The Transfer Project

  • Covid-19 in the Who African Region | World Health Organization

  • Mapping Risk Factors for the Spread of COVID-19 in Africa | Africa Centre for Strategic Studies